Renegades of Funk
| "Renegades of Funk" | ||||
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| Single by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force | ||||
| from the album Planet Rock: The Album | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Unique Recording Studios, New York City[1] | |||
| Genre | Electro, hip hop | |||
| Label | Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, John Miller, John Robie | |||
| Producer(s) | Arthur Baker, John Robie | |||
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"Renegades of Funk" is a 1984 song by Afrika Bambaataa and was later included on the 1986 album Planet Rock: The Album.
Rage Against the Machine cover[change | change source]
| "Renegades of Funk" | ||||
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| Single by Rage Against the Machine | ||||
| from the album Renegades | ||||
| Released | February 20, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Rap metal, funk metal, nu metal[2] | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, John Miller, John Robie | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin, Rage Against the Machine | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Renegades of Funk" by Rage Against the Machine at YouTube | ||||
In 2000, Rage Against the Machine covered Renegades of Funk for their covers album Renegades. In addition to lyrics by Afrika Bambaataa and features percussion interpolation from Apache from 1960 and Cheap Trick single Gonna Raise Hell from 1979.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Photographic image of record label" (JPG). Hiphopbebop.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ↑ "The 40 Best Nu-Metal Covers of Pop Songs". Spin.com. April 27, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
